The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple (formerly the Idaho Falls Temple) is the tenth constructed and eighth operating

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. Located in the city of

Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls (Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: Dembimbosaage) is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is the state's largest city outside the Boise metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Un ...

, it was the church's first temple built in

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, and the first built with a modern single-spire design.

History

The temple in Idaho Falls was announced on March 3, 1937. The building was designed by the church board of temple architects:

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, Georgious Y. Cannon, Ramm Hansen, John Fetzer,

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, Lorenzo Snow Young. The exterior of the temple was completed in September 1941 and the interior was expected to be completed the following year. However, with

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shortages, it delayed the completion of the temple for four more years. In spite of delays, church

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George Albert Smith dedicated the Idaho Falls Temple just one month after the war ended, on September 23, 1945. The temple was built on a plot, has four ordinance rooms and nine sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of . In 1983 the temple was the first to receive an angel Moroni statue after its original dedication. The name of the temple was changed from the ''Idaho Falls Temple'' to the ''Idaho Falls Idaho Temple'' in 1999 when the church introduced standardized naming conventions for temples worldwide. In March 2015, the temple closed for renovations that were expected to last 18 months. The renovations took nearly two years and following their completion, a public open house was held from April 22 through May 20, 2017. The temple was rededicated by

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on June 4, 2017. The evening prior to the rededication, a youth cultural celebration, outlining the church and temple's history in the region and titled "Temple by the River Reflections" was held June 3, 2017 at

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. Approximately 11,000 youth participated in the event, which took a year of planning. The 70-minute program included costumes made with 27 miles of cloth.

Temple president

A notable

of the temple is

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(2005–08). Groberg's parents, Delbert V. and Jennie Groberg, also served as president and matron of the temple from 1975-1980.Toone, Trent
"'Temple by the river': Idaho Falls Temple turns 70 years old"
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'', 24 September 2015. Retrieved on 17 March 2020.

References

External links

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Idaho Falls Idaho Temple Official site

Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org {{LDS-Temple-USA 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples Buildings and structures in Idaho Falls, Idaho Temples (LDS Church) in Idaho 1945 establishments in Idaho Religious buildings and structures completed in 1945

History

Temple president

See also

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